Micheal garland



(N0 Medal.) r M. GARLAND.

WATER OLOSET.

No. 524,246. Patented Aug. 7, 1894.

THE NORRIS PETERS co. PHOTO-Lima, WASHINGTON, u. c.

.rim, seat and v UNITED STATES PATENT ()Fsicn) MIOHEAL GARLAND, OF SEABRIGHT, NEW JERSEY, ASSIGNOR TO JULIA A. a GARLAND, OF SAME PLACE.

WATERCLOS ET.

- SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 524,246, dated August 7,1894.

I Application filed November '7, 1893. Serial No. 490,263- (No model.)

To all whom it may concern ,Be it known that I, MICHEAL G RLAND,of Seabright, in the county of Monmouth and State of New Jersey, have invented a new and useful Improvement in ater-Closets, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to an improvement in either of the wash out or fsiphon type and more particularly to the construction and attachment of the flushing Where the flushing rim is formed in the up per portion of the porcelain bowl, as is common, the attachment of the supply pipe for conveying the water'to the flushing rim has been a source of considerable annoyance in view of the liability of the porcelain rim to crack under the force of the. expansion and contraction of thesupply pipe and when the flushing rim into once theflushing rim has become seriously cracked or broken the entire closet has become useless, entailing aconsiderable loss.

The object of my present invention is to provide a flushing rim and means for attaching it and the seat and cover to the bowl in such a manner as toavoid liability of cracking the bowl and at the same time of such to and render again useful bowls now in ordinary use in which the rims have become cracked or broken.

A further object is to provide a flushing rim which may be readily removed for repairs or renewal without disturbingthe bowl of the closet and which will provide for an effective discharge both in amount and direction of the flushing Water as it escapes from the bowl.

A practical embodiment of my invention is represented in the accompanying d'rawings, in which-.- V

Figure 1 is a view of the closet in vertical section, showing the flushing rim attached as in use, the seat and cover being closed. Fig. 2 is a similar view, showing the seat and cover partially open, and Fig. 3 is a bottom plan view of the flushing and crown rims, showing the arrangement of the water discharge nipples attached to the under side of the flushing rim.

A'represents the bowl which, in the incovcr of the bowl of the closet.

structure that they may be readily adapted the nipples might be omitted and the perfostance which I have chosen to illustrate my invention, is a wash out type and is provided at its upper edge with an outwardly extended flange a. The discharge neck a of the bowl 5 is trapped, as is usual, The rear of the upper edge of the bowl is provided with a remay connect directly with the branch pipe b 7 without provision forany additional connection but in general the branch-pipe?) may be provided with a T-head b so that the rim shall be adapted for use in connection with a closet, either of the wash out or siphon type.

In case the rim be used for the wash out alone, one of the openings of the T-head may. beplugged and the other connected with the ordinary supply pipe, while, if used with the siphon type, the plugged end of the T-head may be connected with the discharge neck,

as is commonfor the purpose of starting the siphon .action. v

, To provide for the discharge of the water from the flushing rim into the bowl, I puncture the under side, of the flushing rim at in tervals and fit the holes with nipples 12 b. of various sizes and slanted in different directions so as to regulate the size and direction of the jets to do the most effective work. At the point where it is desirable there should be a very free flush, I locate the nipples I), having the larger orifices and cluster them closely together. I prefer to make the nipples of some malleable metal which will permit of changing their direction relative to the flushing rim in order to adjust the jets after the rim is in position or from time to timeas experience may suggest. It is obvious that rations in the pipe alone relied upon it found desirable in any instance, but I find the nippie structure to be preferable so far as my experience has shown, both because of the readiness with which the direction of the jet may be varied and also because it provides for a ready insertion of a new nipple at slight expense in case of breakage or obstruction.

The flushing rim as hereinabove described as held in position within or over the top of the bowl by means of a crown rim 0, constructed to fit over the top flange of the bowl and provided along its outer depending flange withlfasteningscrewscextending through the depending flange into position to engage the under side of the outwardly turned flange on the bowl. Around its inner edge the crown rim is provided with a depending flange 0" adapted to fit within the circular flushing rim B and the latter is preferably secured in position by expanding the lower edge of the depending flange 0 so as to cause the said depending flange to partially embrace the flushing rim. It is obvious that when the depending flange is made to fit fairly well the interior Wall of the flushing rim, it will require but slight expanding of the loweredge, of said rim to effectually secure the flushing rim in position. This structure also admits of the removal of the flushing rim by a slight contraction of the flange 0 either for purposes of repair or for the introduction of a new one, which may be secured in position by again expanding the said rim. For purposes of securing the flushing rim in position by expansion, I find it desirable to construct the crown rimOof malleable metal. It might -however be constructed of other material than malleable metal and in such instancesthe flushing rim might be secured by means of fastenings of any ordinary form, such for example as screws. For purposes of hingin g the seat D, I pro-= vide the crown rim 0 with a pair of upright posts (1, located at the rearportion of the rim and placed a short distance apart. The seat D is provided at its rear with a plate (1 fixed thereto and terminating rearwardly in a pair of arms 01? provided at their rear ends with eyes d adapted to register with corresponding eyes d in the tops of the posts (1' for the; reception of a hinge pintle or pintles (1 extending through and locked in the eyes. The same pintles which serve to hinge the seat to the posts d also serve to hinge the cover E, thelatter being provided with a pair of rearwardly extending arms 6 provided at their ends with eyes 6' for the reception of the pin- 1 tie or pintles.

By the above structure and arrangement of parts the flushing rim or pipe, the crown rim, the seat and the cover may be removed bodily from the bowl or placed in position on the bowl by simply loosening or tightening the fastening devices at the edge of the crown rim. One or more of the several parts may be renewed or repaired Without disturbing the other parts while the structure as a whole is capable of ornamentation and adaptability to bowls of various sizes and shapes. It is also obvious that the general structure and arrangement of the flushing rim is not confined in its practical use solely to a water closet bowl, but may be used in connection with flushing of sinks or wherever it is desired to cleanse a bowl or receptacle by the introduction along the sides of the receptacle of flushing jets of water or other liquid.

Various slight changes which'I have not hereinabove referred to, might be resorted to in the form and" arrangement of the several parts described without departing from the spirit and scope of my invention, hence I do not wish to limit myself to the structure herein shown and described, but

WhatI claim isl. The herein described flushing attachment, comprising a rim fitted to the receptacle to be flushed, and provided with a depending flange, and a flushing rim surrounding said depending flange and secured in position by expanding said flange, substantially as set forth.

2. The combination with the crown rim and the seat and cover hinged to the crown rim, of the flushing rim removably secured to-the under side of the crown rim,substantiallyas set forth.

3. The combination with the bowl provided with an outwardly turned flange atits upper edge and with a recess at its rear, of a crown rim provided with an outendowhwardlyextended flange for receiving fastening devices and with an inner downwardly extended rim, and a flushing rim or pipe extending around the inner downwardly projected flange of the crown rim and through the recess at the rear of the bowl, the inner downwardly projecting flange of the crown rim being expanded at its lower edge to hold the flushing rim in po sition, substantially as set forth.

MIOHEAL GARLAND.

Witnesses:

IRENE B. DECKER, FREDK. HAYNES. 

